ITR - Unedited News From Africa - Please ReSend

AFRICA CALLING

I am not one for posting onwards unless it is necessary, this was sent from a friend in the UK who has ties still in Africa and this friend will not ask for help unless it is very necessary.

In response to this email I have copied the following - now your turn. Please forward to as many as you can. We are all responsible for the world we live in.

Michael
InTouchRadio.net (Glastonbury, UK)
A Co-operative Collective - Not - A Corporate Selective.



A call for help from the wilderness that is now Zimbabwe



Regards



Marc Quesnel

+2783 984 6510




From: Clive and Liz Thomas [mailto:hupthomas@buzzbb.net]

Sent: 06 April 2008 05:33 AM

To: Clive and Liz Thomas

Subject: Borland family under siege - Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Importance: High

This email received from my aunt and uncle this morning. They believe that a repeat of what happened to us Zimbabwean farmers in 2000, is about to start again. I know that those of you (and us included) who no longer live in Zimbabwe, and have lived through all this already once before, would rather just look the other way and put it out of our minds. But I don't think we can do that. Too many of us still have family and friends living in Zimbabwe. We have to stand up and tell the world ;

"Enough is Enough"! Enough of Mugabe and enough of Zanu PF. The people of Zimbabwe have spoken. They want change, they want democracy, they want a better life. If we just stand by, watch and do nothing - are we not just as much to blame as those in power in Zim? All I am asking you to do, is forward this email to as many people, who have an interest in Zimbabwe, as possible. Send it to the news makers in your area, plus SABC, BBC, CNN, Sky, Fox News, etc.

Thank you,

Liz Thomas, Bundaberg, Australia



"Dear Family and Friends,

Well never thought I would have to do this email, do not know if it may be my last from Chidza Farm, Masvingo, Zimbabwe. At 3.30pm today (Saturday), a lorry load of warvets arrived at our gate to take over our land, equipment and cattle. It is now 6pm and they have been singing their war songs at our gate and more and more of them have arrived. We managed to get Alison (our daughter) and baby John to town and for now it is just John and myself and our dogs in the house, now on the farm. They have said that our labour will not work tomorrow and that they want us to kill them a sheep, which John refuses to do, so no doubt they will kill one for themselves.

Graham Richards was under siege at the same time as us, so it has to be orchestrated. The Goddards and Deidricks are in the same boat. They have already taken over PaNyanda Lodge, Graham and Callie Richards are in town. Alison is at Lorna's in town and Carl is expected back from Bulawayo tonight andwill go to Lorna.

Lorna's no. is +263 39-264323 ; Ali is on +263 11216643

Our Phone Landline is +263 39-266080

Cell Phone Nos. +263 11-215275 ; +263 23-258810

Please pass this email on to as many folk as you would like to. If you know of anyone in the Media all the better. We have to let the world know what is happening.

Well done to Zesa (the state electricity company). As they load shedded us and I phoned my friend in the Zesa Faults and he phoned Harare and they have switched us back on.

So for now please keep all of us in your prayers and we will send a follow up tomorrow if we are able.

Our love to you all.

John and Joy Borland from Chidza Farm."
Publish Post